The Switzerland coach was left despondent Wednesday after watching her team dominate against Norway then lose 2-1 in its opening match at the Women’s European Championship.
kAmp52 w686C36C8 =65 }@CH2JVD C6G:G2=[ 42?46==:?8 }25:?6 #:6D6?’D @A6?6C 3J 6BF2=:K:?8 7@FC >:?FE6D 367@C6 D96 7@C465 2? @H? 8@2= 7C@> yF=:2 $E:6C=:] p >:DD65 A6?2=EJ H2D?VE 6G6? 2 D6E324< 7@C w686C36C8 2D 96C E62> 4=2:>65 E9C66 4@>A6E:E:@? A@:?ED 2?5 =67E E96 9@DED H:E9 ?@?6 😕 vC@FA p]k^Am
kAmu@C $F?59286[ E96 5:D2AA@:?E>6?E @7 56762E D2E 566A 27E6C 96C E62> 925 5@?6 D@ >F49 C:89E 😕 7C@?E @7 2 ?62C\42A24:EJ 4C@H5 2E $E] y2<@3\!2C<[ H96C6 E96 G2DE >2;@C:EJ H6C6 $H:DD 72?D H9@ H6C6 2?JE9:?8 3FE ?6FEC2=]k^Am
kAm%96 D46?6 925 2AA2C6?E=J 366? D6E 7@C 2 EC:F>A92?E DE2CE 7@C E96 9@>6 E62>[ 3FE :E H2D?VE E@ 36]k^Am
kAm“%96C6 2C6 D@ >2?J E9:?8D 92AA6?:?8 369:?5 E96 D46?6D[ 9:89 A6C7@C>2?46 4@2496D[ >65:42= DE277[ D@4:2= E9:?8D 2?5 D@ @?[ :?5:G:5F2= E2=<D] p?5 H6 76=E AC6A2C65 E@52J[” $F?59286 D2:5] “%92E’D H9J x’> 2 =:EE=6 3:E … xE 4@F=5 92G6 366? DF49 2 3:8 5:776C6?46 :7 H6 925 E:65 E96 82>6[ H9:49 H6 925 2 492?46 E@ 5@]Qk^Am
kAmvéC2=5:?6 #6FE6=6C C2EE=65 E96 4C@DD32C H:E9 2 D9@E 😕 E96 7:CDE 92=7] %96? D96 4@?46565 E96 A6?2=EJ 😕 E96 D64@?5] $H:EK6C=2?5 >:89E 92G6 925 2 A6?2=EJ E@@ :7 ‘p# 925?’E :?E6CG6?65 2?5 7@F?5 2? @77D:56 42==]k^Am
kAm$H:EK6C=2?5 ?6IE 7246D x46=2?5[ H9:49 =@DE :ED @A6?:?8 82>6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^H@>6?D\D@446C\6FC@\a_ad\:46=2?5\7:?=2?5\6c`_65e453bac`fd`be2a27e_2_h3b5`Qm`\_ E@ u:?=2?5k^2m]k^Am
kAm“%@>@CC@H H6’C6 8@:?8 E@ H@C< 282:? 2?5 3C:?8 @FE E96 36DE A6C7@C>2?46 😕 E96 E62> 2?5 8:G6 x46=2?5 2 E@F89 82>6[Q $F?59286 D2:5] “x 42? AC@>:D6 J@F E92E]”k^Am
kAmtG6? 5FC:?8 96C A@DE\82>6 ?6HD 4@?76C6?46[ E96 EH@\E:>6 ~=J>A:4 E:E=6\H:??:?8 4@249 H2D C67=64E:?8 @? E96 A@D:E:G6 492?86D D96 92D D66? D:?46 E2<:?8 E96 $H:EK6C=2?5 ;@3 2 J62C 28@]k^Am
kAm“x’G6 ?6G6C D66? E92E <:?5 @7 =@4<6C C@@> AC6G:@FD=J[” D96 D2:5 @7 96C A=2J6CD’ C625:?6DD 7@C E96:C @A6?:?8 82>6] “q67@C6 H6 =67E E96 9@E6= 2?5 D@ @?[ DE6A 3J DE6A] p?5 E96 36DE A2CE 😀 :E’D 5:776C6?E A=2J6CD] %96J FD6 E96:C G@:46]”k^Am
kAm$F?59286 D2:5 D96 E@=5 96C A=2J6CD E@ FD6 E96:C H@C5D[ E96:C =2?8F286 2?5 6G6? E96:C 3@5J =2?8F286 E@ 6IAC6DD E96>D6=G6D 27E6C E96 56762E]k^Am
kAm“q642FD6 H6 DE:== 92G6 2 492?46 E@ A=2J E96 BF2CE6C7:?2=D] p?5 H6 DE2CE H:E9 x46=2?5[ 2?5 :7 H6 A=2J 2 8@@5 82>6[ E96? H6 AFE @FCD6=G6D 😕 2 8@@5 DA@E 2D H6==[” D96 D2:5] “$@[ 36 C6DA@?D:3=6 7@C H92E J@F’C6 D2J:?8[ H92E J@F 5@[ 2?5 9@H J@F 3692G6[ 3642FD6 E92E H:== 36 E96 36DE E9:?8 7@C E96 $H:DD ?2E:@?2= E62> 2?5 E96 $H:DD A6@A=6]”k^Am
k9C ^m
kAmp! D@446Ci k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^D@446CQm9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^D@446Ck^2mk^Am
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
